Which prop firms allow trading around high-impact news, plan by plan, with each firm's exact wording and source.
How to read this. “Our reading” is a hand-reviewed label of each firm's own wording. Always check the quote and the source before you trade. “Not found in the pages we read” means we didn't find it in the firm's pages we read. It doesn't mean it's allowed, and the firm may state it somewhere we didn't read. Rules checked 23 Oct 2026. Not financial advice.
Limit Placing pending orders just before high-impact news to catch the spike is banned. Holding an existing swing position through news is fine. (account breach)
Limit Oversized single trades ('lot size abuse'), especially near news or the open/close, are banned. (account breach)
Limit If flagged, Fintokei can cap your daily profit, set a max daily lot size, force stop-losses, ban news trading or cut leverage, possibly indefinitely and on future challenges too. (info)
Limit On Direct and 2-Step Pro funded accounts you can't open, close or modify trades from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news. Prime accounts allow news trading. (profit voided)
Limit 'Boom or bust' risk, where the account depends on one trade or on trades around a major news event, can lead to termination or a denied withdrawal. (payout delayed or denied)
Without Major News add-on: trading restricted 4 min either side of major news; up to 2 warnings with net profit deductions for trades in the window, third violation = account breach. Add-on allows news trading.
Challenge: news trading allowed; funded: restricted 4 min either side of major news unless Major News add-on; up to 2 warnings with net profit deductions, third violation = account breach.
Challenge: news trading allowed; funded: Major News add-on required, otherwise restricted window applies; up to 2 warnings with net profit deductions, third violation = account breach.
Limit Funded accounts can't open or close trades within 4 minutes either side of major news. Profits can be adjusted and the account reset. This doesn't apply to challenge phases, Micro/IF1 products or the news add-on. (profit voided)
Limit Prohibited practices: grid, tick scalping, latency/reverse arbitrage, gap trading, statistical arbitrage, one-sided bets, account churning and system exploits. (account breach)
Not allowed: news trading strictly prohibited on Bolt; no trades (incl. limit/stop orders, SL/TP hits) 5 min before to 5 min after high-impact news; activity in window = account termination
Limit No trades from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after scheduled news (5 minutes each side on Bolt and Bolt Flex) unless your plan or a paid add-on allows it. (account breach)
Limit No new trades 15 minutes or less before or after a market closes for 2+ hours (e.g. around the weekend), or when major news is scheduled ('gap trading'). (account breach)
Evaluation phases: trade freely. Qualified Pro/One/Three/Direct: no opening/closing on targeted instruments 5 min before/after high-impact news (soft breach, profit removed). Swing: allowed but trades opened in 4-min window must last >2 min
Evaluation phases: trade freely. Qualified Pro/One/Three/Direct: no opening/closing on targeted instruments 5 min before/after high-impact news (soft breach, profit removed). Swing: allowed but trades opened in 4-min window must last >2 min
Evaluation phases: trade freely. Qualified Pro/One/Three/Direct: no opening/closing on targeted instruments 5 min before/after high-impact news (soft breach, profit removed). Swing: allowed but trades opened in 4-min window must last >2 min
Evaluation phases: trade freely. Qualified Pro/One/Three/Direct: no opening/closing on targeted instruments 5 min before/after high-impact news (soft breach, profit removed). Swing: allowed but trades opened in 4-min window must last >2 min
Evaluation phases: trade freely. Qualified Pro/One/Three/Direct: no opening/closing on targeted instruments 5 min before/after high-impact news (soft breach, profit removed). Swing: allowed but trades opened in 4-min window must last >2 min
Evaluation phases: trade freely. Qualified Pro/One/Three/Direct: no opening/closing on targeted instruments 5 min before/after high-impact news (soft breach, profit removed). Swing: allowed but trades opened in 4-min window must last >2 min
Evaluation phases: trade freely. Qualified Pro/One/Three/Direct: no opening/closing on targeted instruments 5 min before/after high-impact news (soft breach, profit removed). Swing: allowed but trades opened in 4-min window must last >2 min
Limit 'All or nothing' trading (e.g. risking 4% to make 8%), extreme scalping, news gambling or account rolling moves you into a 'Focused Trader Group' with cut leverage and smaller lot caps. (info)
Limit Pro, One and Three funded accounts: you can't open or close a trade on the affected instrument from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news. (profit voided)
Limit Swing accounts: a trade opened within 2 minutes either side of news must stay open for more than 2 minutes to count. (profit voided)
Limit News: no new trade or close on the targeted instrument from 5 min before to 5 min after high-impact news; no weekend holding on Qualified Analyst account (allowed in Phase 1/2) (payout delayed or denied)
Challenge stage: no restriction. Performance stage: no opening/closing/SL/TP/stop orders within 5 min before/after high-impact news (profits may be removed)
Limit News: E8 One performance account prohibits opening/closing/SL/TP/stop orders from 5 min before to 5 min after high-impact news (profits may be removed); E8 One challenge stage, Pro and Signature unrestricted (but recommended to avoid) (profit voided)
Standard account: no order execution (incl. SL/TP/pending) 2 min before/after selected high-impact news on affected symbols; applies to funded FTMO Account/Instant; not during Evaluation. Swing account: no news restriction.
Standard account: no order execution (incl. SL/TP/pending) 2 min before/after selected high-impact news on affected symbols; applies to funded FTMO Account/Instant; not during Evaluation. Swing account: no news restriction.
Standard account: no order execution (incl. SL/TP/pending) 2 min before/after selected high-impact news on affected symbols; applies to funded FTMO Account/Instant; not during Evaluation. Swing account: no news restriction.
Limit Leverage on FX and metals can drop to 10:1 from 10 minutes before to 5 minutes after news, and this also hits positions you opened earlier. (info)
Limit Gap trading is banned: no new trades when major news is scheduled AND 2 hours or less before a market closes for 2+ hours. (account breach)
Limit Prohibited list (FAQ 'What strategies are prohibited?'): HFT; reverse and group hedging across accounts; account management / 'pass your challenge' services; latency arbitrage (incl. delayed feeds/charts); order book spamming; herd trading and collusion (incl. using the same company's EA as others); exploiting bugs/glitches; high-leverage news trading (large leveraged positions around major news); statistical arbitrage. Consequence: account termination and voided profits. Detailed article also lists poor money management (frequent margin calls), improper risk management, gambling behaviour (account breach)
'Allowed - subject to policy' on plan pages; T&C prohibit 'boom or bust' risk around news; funded news-profit policy not published separately in articles read
'Allowed - subject to policy' on plan pages; T&C prohibit 'boom or bust' risk around news; funded news-profit policy not published separately in articles read
'Allowed - subject to policy' on plan pages; T&C prohibit 'boom or bust' risk around news; funded news-profit policy not published separately in articles read
Limit At any risk review FTP can terminate the account or deny a withdrawal if it judges you over-risked: too much risk on one trade or on overlapping trades, or 'boom or bust' trading around news. (payout delayed or denied)
Limit High-margin news 'coin-flips', e.g. 90% margin held for about 10 seconds over NFP, are deemed unacceptable. (profit voided)
Limit Funded accounts can't open a trade within 2 minutes before or after high-impact news, unless you have the Swing add-on. Challenges are unrestricted. (account breach)
Challenge: unrestricted. Funded: allowed but no more than 30% of profits from news trades (5 min before/after red-folder); trades held 5h+ before news exempt
Limit Funded: news trades (opened, held or closed within 5 minutes of high-impact news) can't exceed 30% of profit, or the payout is delayed. (payout delayed or denied)
Limit Breaking any rule (daily loss, news, weekend) voids pending payout requests, and you must close all trades before requesting. (payout delayed or denied)
Limit Pro accounts: at most 30% of total profits may come from news-influenced trades (opened/held/closed within 5 min before/after red-folder event on that asset); exceeding delays payout (payout delayed or denied)
Evaluation: holding/trading around news not restricted, BUT 'purposely trading news' in evaluation or master is prohibited and leads to account closure. Master: profits from trades opened/closed within 5 min before/after restricted high-impact news/speeches on affected currency are deducted (soft breach, no closure); trades opened >=5h before event are exempt
Evaluation: holding/trading around news not restricted, BUT 'purposely trading news' in evaluation or master is prohibited and leads to account closure. Master: profits from trades opened/closed within 5 min before/after restricted high-impact news/speeches on affected currency are deducted (soft breach, no closure); trades opened >=5h before event are exempt
Evaluation: holding/trading around news not restricted, BUT 'purposely trading news' in evaluation or master is prohibited and leads to account closure. Master: profits from trades opened/closed within 5 min before/after restricted high-impact news/speeches on affected currency are deducted (soft breach, no closure); trades opened >=5h before event are exempt
Evaluation: holding/trading around news not restricted, BUT 'purposely trading news' in evaluation or master is prohibited and leads to account closure. Master: profits from trades opened/closed within 5 min before/after restricted high-impact news/speeches on affected currency are deducted (soft breach, no closure); trades opened >=5h before event are exempt
Holding, opening or closing a position within 10 min before/after Restricted high-impact news or speeches (affected currency) NOT allowed -> account closure on Master account
Not allowed 'Purposely trading news events' is listed as a forbidden practice. (account breach)
Limit Gap trading, HFT, tick scalping, hedging, server spamming, latency and long-short arbitrage, and opposite-account trading are banned. (account breach)
Limit Prime: news-trade deductions under 8.3 can push you into a max-loss breach, and that's your responsibility. (account breach)
Limit T&C prohibited methods: gap trading, HFT, toxic flow, server spamming, latency arbitrage, hedging, long-short arbitrage, reverse arbitrage, tick scalping, server execution exploits, opposite-account trading, churn and burn; copy trading/third-party management -> termination; 'news trading is forbidden, intentionally trading the news will lead to termination' (account breach)
Limit Minimum stop-loss distances apply per symbol, doubled during news releases. Day traders need stops at least 3x the minimum, swing traders 10x. (info)
Limit No stop-loss changes within 30 seconds before or after a news event. (account breach)
Limit News bracketing (buy and sell stops either side of a high-impact release) is banned: the account is terminated and profits forfeited. (account breach)
Limit Martingale, averaging down, going 'all-in', straddling just before major news and grid systems are not accepted strategies. (account breach)
Challenge: opening or closing a trade on affected instruments from 2 min before to 2 min after a Red Folder release is a hard breach. Funded: profits generated in that window are excluded. Affected list includes gold, silver and indices on USD/AUD/CAD high-impact news
Challenge: opening or closing a trade on affected instruments from 2 min before to 2 min after a Red Folder release is a hard breach. Funded: profits generated in that window are excluded. Affected list includes gold, silver and indices on USD/AUD/CAD high-impact news
Challenge: opening or closing a trade on affected instruments from 2 min before to 2 min after a Red Folder release is a hard breach. Funded: profits generated in that window are excluded. Affected list includes gold, silver and indices on USD/AUD/CAD high-impact news
Allowed on CFD accounts up to $50,000; not permitted on $100,000 and $200,000 CFD accounts (challenge or earning phase) within 2 minutes before or after high-impact news
Allowed on CFD accounts up to $50,000; not permitted on $100,000 and $200,000 CFD accounts (challenge or earning phase) within 2 minutes before or after high-impact news
Holding over news allowed; executing orders from 2 min before to 2 min after high-impact news prohibited (Forex Factory, server time); profits in the window deducted, losses kept
Holding over news allowed; executing orders from 2 min before to 2 min after high-impact news prohibited (Forex Factory, server time); profits in the window deducted, losses kept
City Traders Imperium
Audacity Capital
FTUK
Fintokei
Hola Prime
Blue Guardian
Instant Funding
ThinkCapital
Alpha Capital Group
AquaFunded
BrightFunded
E8 Markets
FTMO
FXIFY
Funded Trading Plus
FundedNext
FunderPro
Funding Traders
FundingPips
Goat Funded Trader
Lark Funding
Lux Trading Firm
Maven Trading
Ment Funding
RebelsFunding
The Trading Pit
The5%ers